eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

Activate multi-factor authentication on all accounts where it’s available, especially on email, banking, and social media platforms. Regularly check for updates to any software that doesn’t automatically update, including antivirus programs, firewalls, and other security tools.

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Identity Theft Data breaches Passwords Encryption 130

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Whether your child needs their own personal email address, an account for school, or a social media login, the advice is largely the same. Your child’s social media platform of choice may need its privacy and security settings tinkering with as well. Install an antivirus (AV) you trust. Update your child’s device’s firmware.

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Internet Internet Passwords Password Management 129

Zero Day

JUNE 11, 2025

This security feature has been available on PCs that use Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware as a more modern replacement for the older BIOS firmware. The irony here is that Microsoft implemented Secure Boot on Windows PCs specifically to prevent malware from loading during the boot-up process.

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Malware Password Management Small Business Artificial Intelligence 80

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

Infected devices were used for multiple malicious activities, including traffic redirections through mobile proxies, info-stealing, click fraud, and social media and online messaging accounts and monetization via advertisements. Threat actors compromised third-party software or the installation of malware-laced firmware.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

For example, the BlackTech cyber-espionage ATP group, suspected to be backed by the Chinese government, sent emails containing Excel files with malicious macros to Japanese and Taiwanese corporations in the defense technology, media, and communications sectors. Maintain effective endpoint security ( antivirus , EDR ). Secure Assets.

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Firewall Malware Phishing Software 108

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We started detecting some suspicious backdoored installer packages (including TeamViewer, VLC Media Player and WinRAR); then in the middle of 2019 we found a host that served these installers along with FinSpy Mobile implants for Android. This happened recently with FMWhatsApp, a popular WhatsApp mod. In version 16.80.0

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The smallest organizations can perform this through a visual inspection and a review of the media access control (MAC) addresses connected to the network. Endpoint Security: Antivirus , anti-spyware , endpoint detection and response (EDR), and other controls should be deployed to secure the endpoint against compromise.

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Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 108

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You cannot go ahead and install an antivirus on the IoT device, they don't have enough processing power. Well, social media posts to hacker forums with Anna-Senpai actively attacked anybody using Qbot, and suggested instead that thought killer should remove any instance of Qbot from the server. This is where the story gets interesting.

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IoT DDOS Malware Internet 52

NopSec

AUGUST 23, 2022

You also need to know the status of their security programs, operating systems, firmware updates, patching, and the like. Collecting raw data from a wide range of sources (like public intelligence, first and third parties, social media, etc.), That means getting a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute inventory of your assets.

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Risk Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Media 40

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. Firmware rootkit. Some of the most common types of spam emails include fake responses, PayPal, returned mail, and social media. How to Defend Against Adware.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Any bugs or glitches in its programming leaves noticeable trails for antivirus software to track. Firmware Rootkit. A firmware rootkit uses device or platform firmware to create a persistent malware image in the router, network card, hard drive or the basic input/output system (BIOS). Looking for More About Malware?

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